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Where does “kaliti” come from?

kaliti (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

kaliti (Proto-Slavic): to soil, muddle; to temper; to case-harden

Definitions

  1. to soil, muddle; to temper; to case-harden

Ancestry of “kaliti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
2Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
3Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “kaliti”

  • kalać
  • zakalec
  • искалити
  • калити
  • prekaliti
  • iskaliti
  • kaliti
  • прекалити
  • kalba
  • kal
  • kalit
  • kalić
  • zakalić
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